stop off

phrasal verb

stopped off; stopping off; stops off
informal
: to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place
I'll stop off (at the store) to pick up some milk.
She is stopping off in Miami to visit a friend.

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On his way to Orlok’s castle, Thomas stops off at a tavern, where the locals warn him to abandon his journey. Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024 The royal couple reportedly stopped off in India on the way home for a spa break to recover. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Stop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20off. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.

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